State Song – “Illinois” – adopted in 1925 ILLINOIS
By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O�er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
Comes an echo on the breeze.
Rustling through the leafy trees,
and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.
From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
Till upon the inland sea,
Stands thy great commercial tree,
turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.
When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
When the Southern host withdrew,
Pitting Gray against the Blue,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois.
Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nation�s glory, Illinois, Illinois,
On the record of thy years,
Abraham Lincoln�s name appears,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois
State Tree - White Oak - adopted in 1907,
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State Flower - Violet- adopted 1908
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State Song – “Illinois” – adopted in 1925
ILLINOIS
By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O�er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
Comes an echo on the breeze.
Rustling through the leafy trees,
and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.
From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
Till upon the inland sea,
Stands thy great commercial tree,
turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.
When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
When the Southern host withdrew,
Pitting Gray against the Blue,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois.
Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nation�s glory, Illinois, Illinois,
On the record of thy years,
Abraham Lincoln�s name appears,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/symbols/song.html
State Bird – Cardinal – adopted in 1928
http://theevensharegazette.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/cardinal-lg.jpg
State Mineral – Flourite – adopted in 1965
http://www.mineralminers.com/images/fluorite/lrgh/flul115.jpg
State Insect – Monarch Butterfly – adopted in 1975
www.inhs.illinois.edu/inhsreports/sep-oct99/monarch.gi
State Animal – White-tailed Deer – adopted January 1, 1982
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/planning/rut_whitetailed_deer/images/deer1.jpg
State Fish – Bluegill – adopted in 1986
http://www.campdixietn.com/Home/Portals/0/Templates/bluegill-usfish.jpg
State Prairie Grass – Big Bluestem – adopted on August 31, 1989
http://www.texomacore.org/files/Photos/Events/Hit_the_Trail_2009/Big_Bluestem.jpg
State Fossil – Tully Monster – adopted in 1989
http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Sites/Mazon-Creek/TullyMonster/CB01C.jpg
State Dance – Square Dance – adopted in 1990
http://www.danceheritage.org/images/square.jpg
State Soil – Drummer Silty Clay Loam – adopted on August 2, 2001
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/soil/less_pln/color/AZ2.JPG
State Food – Popcorn – adopted on August 4, 2003
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State Amphibian - Eatern Tiger Salamander - adopted in July 2005
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/amphibians/images/eastern_tiger_salamander.jpg
State Reptile - Painted Turtle - adopted July 2005
http://www.harrishillresort.com/files/images/Painted%20Turtle%20laying%20eggs%20(3).jpg
State Fruit - Goldrush Apple - adopted August 21, 2007
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